Law360 Updates

Law360 Contributor Wins Burton Award

The Burton Foundation has honored Davis Polk & Wardwell's Linda Chatman Thomsen with a Burton Award for her article published by Law360 about Enron and the difficulty of prosecuting financial crimes.

Thomsen, former director of enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, won the prestigious legal writing prize for "Enron: 10 Years Later," which studies the enforcement scorecard for the fraud cases and tempers calls to prosecute over the 2008 financial crisis.

"It is hard to believe a decade has passed since the Enron saga began, and looking back at the prosecutorial history of this remarkable law enforcement story was a fascinating exercise — particularly against the background of enforcement efforts related to the recent financial crisis," Thomsen said.

The Burton Awards program is run in association with the Library of Congress and focuses on excellence in legal writing from partners and counsel at leading law firms.

Law360 Adds Case Alerts To Industry Newsletters

Law360 has expanded its Case Alerts tracking tool to the Banking, Energy, Health, Insurance, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment, and Technology newsletters, giving users a rundown of companies within each industry involved in emerging litigation, as well as law firms retained as counsel.

The tool keeps Law360 users on top of the latest legal developments in these industries, displaying companies that have become involved in federal cases. The Case Alerts box also lists law firms recently retained as counsel in federal cases involving companies in these industries:


When users click on a party or law firm link in the newsletter, they will be directed to a list of cases that organization is involved in:


Subscribers to Law360 Data can then access complaints and other recent documents related to the case directly through Law360 using their PACER credentials. Even better, many of the documents have already been cached and can be accessed without any PACER fees at all.

Law360 Data subscribers can also set up alerts for companies, case developments, or law firms with just the click of a button. For more on setting up alerts, click here.

Law360 Names Top Female Trial Attorneys

Law360 brings you a new series on female trial attorneys who have pushed the boundaries in a male-dominated field to rank among the best litigators in the business.

Law360's Top Female Trial Attorneys series profiles 15 lawyers whose courtroom accomplishments prove that women are up to the task — and then some — when it comes to taking on the toughest issues and trying bet-the-company cases.

Hailing from elite firms such as Latham & Watkins, Reed Smith, and Fish & Richardson, our winners obliterate old gender stereotypes, showing that for all the tenacity, stamina, and prowess required for big trials, it doesn't take a Y chromosome to excel.

Law360 received nearly 100 nominations for the series, and the winners have notched victories for high-profile clients such as Microsoft, Swiss Re, and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

The profiles will run over the next few weeks. Law360 congratulates the winners on their achievements, and thanks all the firms who sent in nominations for the series.